Kaua‘i County Council
 Kaua‘i County Council Member (1983-2002)
 Kaua‘i County Council Member (2006-2008)
 Kaua‘i County Council Chair (12 years)

Legislative
 Appointed to the Hawai‘i State Senate in September 2010
 Elected to the Hawai‘i State Senate in November 2010
 7th Senatorial District - Kaua‘i & Ni‘ihau
 Elected to the Hawai‘i State Senate in November 2013
 8th Senatorial District - Kaua‘i & Ni‘ihau
 Elected as Senate President in May 2015

RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

REQUESTING THE STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION TO REPORT ON THE CRITERIA DEVELOPED AND PRIORITIZATION ADVISED FOR CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES FUNDING PURSUANT TO SECTION 302D-29.5, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT KANEOHE, KOOLAUPOKO, OAHU, FOR THE EXISTING PIER AND SEAWALL, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT KANEOHE, KOOLAUPOKO, OAHU, FOR THE EXISTING PIER, SEAWALL, AND EAVE, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.

On September 7, 2010, Governor Linda Lingle appointed Ronald D. Kouchi to complete the term of the vacant eighth (formerly seventh) senatorial district. Since then, Senator Kouchi has been elected to serve in his first term as the current senator representing Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau.

Senator Kouchi secured his current position as President of the Hawai‘i State Senate on May 5, 2015. In the past, Senator Kouchi served as Majority Caucus Leader, Vice Chair for the committee on Tourism, and Vice Chair for the committee on Ways and Means. He had also served as a member on the committees on Agriculture, Education, Transportation, and International Affairs.

Raised on Kaua‘i's Westside, Senator Kouchi graduated from Waimea High School in 1975 and attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Senator Kouchi is married to the former Joy Tanimoto and they have two sons, Dan and Egan.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

HDOT News Release: Kauai Lane Closures for the weekend of March 16 - March 18

PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.
All projects are weather permitting.

---KAPULE HIGHWAY---

LIHUE (WEEKEND/NIGHT WORK)
24-hour turning lane closures on Kapule Highway in both directions at the Kaana Street intersection on Friday, March 16, through Friday, March 23, for concrete pavement repair. The left turns onto or from Kaana Street heading north on Kapule Highway will not be allowed during the lane restriction.
Thursday, March 8, 2018

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Kauai motorists of a turning lane restriction at the intersection of Kauai Veterans Memorial Highway and Kaana Street in Lihue beginning on Monday, March 12, 2018, through Friday, March 23, 2018, 24-hours a day, for concrete pavement repair.

The left turns onto or from Kaana Street heading north on Kauai Veterans Memorial Highway will not be allowed during the lane restriction.

The through lanes at the Kauai Veterans Memorial Highway and Kaana Street intersection and the right-hand turn from Kaana Street onto the highway and makai of the highway will remain open to traffic.

Motorists are advised to use the Vidinha Stadium Access Road as an alternate route.

The speed limit through the construction zone will be reduced to 25 miles per hour from Rice Street to Ahukini Road for the safety of the workers and to allow the concrete to set properly. For a map of the closure please click here.

Motorists should expect traffic delays and drive with caution through the work zone area. Roadwork is weather permitting.

Friday, February 16, 2018

Changes to polling places in District Precincts 16-01 and 16-05

Dear President Kouchi:

This letter is to inform you of changes to polling places in your district for the 2018 Elections. The polling places for District Precinct (DP) 16-01 and DP 16-05 are being relocated back to the facilities used prior to the 2016 Elections.

Voters residing in DP 16-01 are now assigned to vote at Koloa Neighborhood Center, Meeting Room, located at:

Koloa Neighborhood Center
3461 Weliweli Road
Koloa, Hawaii 96756

Voters residing in DP 16-05 are now assigned to vote at Kekaha Neighborhood Center, Meeting Room, located at:

Kekaha Neighborhood Center
8130 Elepaio Road
Kekaha, Hawaii 96752

However, voters registered as a permanent absentee voter will continue to receive their ballot in the mail.

Please feel free to contact Rhowell Ruiz, Election Support Services Section Head, at (808) 453-VOTE (8683) if you require additional information or have any further questions.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Scott T. Nago
SCOTT T. NAGO
Chief Election Officer

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